Absolute work of art

Rating: 9/10 (17 August 2013)

Saw this recently and I'm now wondering to myself why I was hesitant to see it when it first came out. In my opinion this blows the Transformers franchise out of the water (slight pun not intended). The story, though a little fast-paced is well laid out but understandable given Del Toro really only had two hours to play with and plenty of characters to develop. I do think the jumps in timeline were used well and helped keep the story intact. The effects was one of the best I've ever seen in a movie, and the impact of the destruction and fight scenes were very believable. For example, when the Jaegers crash on hard surface the thud of heavy steel sounds so accurate but I can't say the same for the scenes in Transformers. My favorite characters would have to be those played by Idris Elba and Charlie Day. Their respective characters brought perfect balance to serious and humorous tones in the film. I did think the final battle scenes were a bit of an anticlimax, I was expecting more damage from a category 5 Kaiju but then again I understand they needed to keep the action close to the destination point. I really wouldn't have mind at all if this film went on for three hours, it was that engaging. Fantastic acting from most of the actors (the supposed Aussie characters wasn't too passable but they will do), fantastic action and just the right amount of humor really makes it hard to not recommend this film to anyone who enjoys a great sci-fi.